Register



Jan. 6, 1931. F. F. HIRSCH V 1,787,860

REGISTER Filed Aug. 20;" 192B zfmrmma INVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented Jan. 6, 1931 v rm]: 1. Hinscn, or CHICAGO, rumors ml srnni a licau uea August 29, 1928. Serial in. 300,905.

This invention relates tolcertain novel improvements in indicating registers, and has for its principal object the provision of an improved construction of this l character which will be highly eflicient in use and economical in manufacture.

Another object of my invention is to pro vide an indicating register which will be particularly'arranged for manual operation in order that the various'indicators thereonmay be manually set in any desired position.

A further obj ect'of my invention is to provide a device of the abovenamed character which will be arran'gedsuch that it may be' set so as to indicate themilea'ge at which the oil in a motor vehicleshould be'changed or it may beused to indicate any other desired mileage orinformationrequired.

A still further objectjofthe invention is" Q to arrange'adevice of theabove'named char hicle or the like;

A still further object ofthe invention is to arrange adevice' of the above" named character such thatit may be associated with the gear shifting lever of a motor vehicle in order to provide a handle therefor.

39 Other objects will appear'hereinafters Theinvention consists in the novel combiinafter described and claimed. I v The invention will be best understood by nation and arrangement ofparts tobe herereference to the accompanying drawings, preferred form of constructlon;

showing the and in which; i

Fig. 1 is a plan view ofapreferred embodiment of my invention; l r

Fig. 2 is a view taken substantially on the line 22 onFig. 1; r Fig. 3isa view of a recording mechanism taken substantially on the line 3-3 on Fig. 1; Fig.4 is a sectional detail vieW'ta-ken sub stanti'ally on the line on Fig. 3; and

Fig. 5 is a sectional detail view-taken substantially on the line 55 on Fig; 3. v

s In the drawing wherein I have illustrated the preferred form of construction for my shaped housing in which improved device i I is adapted to be" arranged. qThishousing' 10 includes an upper portion ll anda lower p01 tion 12. The lower portion-12 has provided therein a .boss 13in which a screw-threaded recess -14 is provided into which the screwthreaded end portion 15 of the gear shifting lever lfi'isadapted to be fitted an'da lock nut 17 is provided which is adapted to prevent displacement of the portion 12 from the lever 16. Y 7

It is apparent that portions 11 and 12 are]. substantially hemispherical in contour. and are joined together in'the present instance by providing a screw thread 18 on the inner c5- edge of the portion 12, providing a bead- 19. on the lowerendl of the portion 11. This bead includes ascrew threaded portionwhich is adapted to co-operate with the screw threadedportion 18 so as to remov'ably' join the portions 11; and 12 together. At the up-; per-side of 'the portion'll an opening 20 is provided for a purpose to be brought forth presently. I

On the interior surface of the portion -11 adjacent theendthereof extending toward the portion 12 screw-threads21 'are provided." A body member 22 is provided which includes right-angularly extending limb portions 23 and 24. The ends of theselimb portions 23 and 24"are' screw threaded as inidcated at 25 and are adapted for engagement with the screw threads 21; Extend- .ing upwardly from the member 22 at spaced' apart points are thesleeves 26 and-27. Extended through the sleeves 26 and 27"are bolt members 28 which screw-threadedl'y em gage recesses in the member 22. A dial meni-' ber' 29 is providedat'the upper end of the sleeve members 26. and 27 and is supported thereby and openings are provided in this is a glass crystal 30and when the member 22.

is run inwardly the dial member 29 and the crystal 3O are-moved into position 'below the opening 20 asclearly illustrated'in Fig. 2. l

Extending through the member 23 is a shaft 31. The intermediate portion of the member 23 is arranged so as to embody a portion into which the indicating drums 32 may be introduced. The indicating drums are mounted for rotation about the shaft 31 as clearly illustrated in Fig. 4 and spacing washers 33 are arranged between and outside of the drums 32. In the present instance I arrange a coil spring 34 around the shaft 31 interiorily of one of-the drums 32 such that it will act on one of the drums 32 and one of the washers 33 so as to place the drums under tension to resist unauthorized movement thereof. While in the present instance I show but one of these springs it is to be understood that any number might be employed without. departing from the purview of myinvention. On the periph cry of the drums 32 I consecutively arrange.

numerals from O-to 9 inclusive. In the dial 29 I provide an opening 35 which is adapted to be in alignment with the drums 32. It is apparent thatsince each of the drums 32 are arranged forindependent movement about the shaft 31 they may be disposed such that the numerals thereon may be arranged in anydesired combination as; for example, in Fig. 1 wherein I have arranged the numeral 1 on the first dial. 32 so as to be dis-v posed below the opening 35 and the remaining drums arearranged such that thenumerals 45 thereon are arranged below the opening 35. It isv apparent that this adjustment of the drums 32 is obtained by separating the portions 11 and 12 and manually manipulatmgthe drums 32. I

When the device is associated with a motor vehicle the drums may be arranged such that the numerals thereon below the opening 35 will indicate the mileage at which the oil in the vehicle should next be changed or. they ma be set so as to indicate the mileage atwhlch'tires are replaced or the device might be utilized for any other desired purpose.

It is also desirable when adevice of the above mentioned characteris associated with a motor vehicle to indicate the number of times the motor vehicle has been inspected.

or the number oftimes the oil has been changed as well as analogous things which might advanta eously be consecutively-numbered. In or er to accomplish thisI arranged in the arm 24 a shaft 36 on which I rotatably mount a drum 37. A spring 38 is arranged around the shaft 36 and acts on the drum 3? to tension the same in a manner substantiallysimilar to the spring 34. Numerals are provided on the perlphery of the drum 37 in amanner substantially similar to the numerals on theperipheries of the drums 32. An opening 39 is provided in the dial29 with which the drum 37 is adapted to register and in the present instance the drum 37 is disposed such that the numeral 3 is arranged below the opening 39 which indicates that the third inspection or oil change has been made.

It is apparent that the exterior configuration of my device is such that it may expeditiously be substituted for the usual ball or handle provided on the gear shifting lever. It is also apparent that when the device is disposed in such a position that the settings of the various drums may be expeditiously viewed;- "It is also apparent that I have arranged the drums such that once they are set they will retain their position and the device is arranged such that the setting of the drums may be expeditiously accomplished. It is to be understood that if desired the portions 11 and 12 might be joined in such a manner that separation thereof will be prevented except by an authorized person.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred form of construction for carrying my invention into effect, this is capable of variation and modification, without departing from the spirit of the invention. I, therefore, do not wish to be limited to the precise details of construction set forth, but desire to avail myself of such variation and modifications as come within the scope of the appended claims.

- Having thus described my invention what I claim is new and desire to protect by Letters Patent is:

1. In combination with a support, a ball having. a screw threaded socket therein into which the upper end of said support may be fitted, said ball comprising separable upper and lower portions, the lower portion having said socket therein, a disc removably mounted in the upper portion, indicating members in said disc, said upper portion having an opening therein having a dial mounted therein, said dial having an opening therein through which a portion of said indicating members may be viewed.

2. In combination with. a support, a ball comprising separable upper and lower sections, means for connecting said sections, the lower of said sections having an upwardly opening. screw threaded socket formed therein into which the upper end of said support may be extended, the inner surface, of the lower portion of the upper section of said wall being screw threaded, a disc fitted into said screw threaded portion, said disc hav ing, a substantially centrally located opening formed therein, indicating members mounted in said opening, the upper surface of said upper section having an opening, therein in which a dial is mounted, said dial having an opening therein through which a portion of said indicating members may be viewed, and a crystal dis osed above said dial.

3. In com ination with a support, a ball comprising separable upper and lower sections, means for connecting said sections, the

lower of said sections having an upwardly opening screw threaded socket formed therein into which the gpper endof said support may be extended, lock nut for securing the connections between the lower portionof said ball and the upper end of said support, the

I inner surface of the lower portion of said upper section being screw threaded, a disc having the periphery thereof screwthreaded whereby said disc may be removably mounted in said upper portion, said disc having an opening ormed thereima shaft extending transversely of said opening, rotatable indicating members having indicia on the peripheries thereof mounted on'said shaft,

the upper portion of said upper section having a dial receiving opening therein, a dial pheries of said mounted in said opening having an opening a therein through which a portion of the peri-' indicating members may be viewed.

In testimony whereof I aflix m vsi nature. I

FRANK F. IR CH. 

